Welcome to our Bioinformatics Program website. We offer exciting opportunities in research, teaching, and professional development to meet the challenges in many fast growing industries in diverse areas of genomic and pharmaceutical research. Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary science with a focus on the management and interpretation of biological data. It is the study whereby data acquired from complex biological phenomena are analyzed and modeled using sophisticated numerical methodologies.

The availability of genomic sequence information from viruses to humans has created urgent needs for professionals who are able to decipher these sequences and give them meanings. The complexity of such an enormous amount of biological data requires high-performance computer hardware and software in their computational analyses and interpretations by professionals with well-trained computing skills. The training should also encourage development of strong statistical reasoning with a good understanding of the biomedical aspects of the problem. Our interdisciplinary curriculum of the master's degree is designed for students with diverse backgrounds to acquire knowledge and skills in a cooperative learning environment. For details, please email us at bioinformatics@utep.edu or use Information Request Form.

Graduates of our Bioinformatics Program will be able to function as specialists at the interface of biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and statistics for careers in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, infectious diseases, environmental science, forensics, and biomedical research. For more details, please visit the Program Description webpage. For application procedure, please click Admissions. Also, if you would like to meet the Bioinformatics graduate students, please click here or visit their BioInTx Club.

Our Professional Science Master's (PSM) degree in bioinformatics was developed in part by grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Texas Workforce Commission with the concept of training science professionals. Please read an article "Mastering the Job Market" from Science Careers about PSM graduates who often get multiple job offers.